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US 2022/0290272A1 Sep.15,2022 3 lithiumions.Ifthebrineledtotheadsorptioncolumn21 containsonlyveryfewornoneofthesecontaminants,steps 5and7canbeomitted. [045] Thelithiumionsadsorbedbytheadsorptionagent 23arethendesorbed(steps9and1).Block9comprisesthe filingoftheadsorptioncolumn21withanacidicsolutionas perclaim1.Mostofthelithiumionsadsorbedbythe adsorptionagentarethusdesorbed.Acertainproportionof thelithiumionsremainintheadsorptionagent,however. [0046] Inafurtherstep1,theeluentenrichedwith lithiumionsisexpeled. [047] Dependingontheefectivenesofthedesorption proces,steps9and1canberepeatedonceormultiple times.Theadsorptioncolumn21isthusfiledwiththeacidic solutionfromthepreviousdesorptionstep,inwhichitwas enrichedwithlithiumions,whereuponitisexpeledagain. Theserepetitionscanbeperformeduntilanoptimalratio betwenthelosofadsorptionagentandmaximizationof thedesorptionofthelithiumions achieved.Itmustbe consideredthatonlyabout0.4% oftheadsorptionagentis lostduringeachdesorptionproceswiththeacidicsolution describedbythisinvention.Itisthusposibletoperform steps9and1twoorthretimes.Eventhen,thelosof adsorptionagentonlyamountstoabout0.8% or1.2%.This isonlyafractionofthelosresultingfromdesorptionwith anacidicsolutionbasedonmuriaticacid.Inthelatercase, eachdesorptionstepresultsinlosofabout5%ofthe adsorptionagent. [0048]Folowingdesorption(steps9and1),theacidic solutionenrichedwithlithiumionsmaybefurtherconcen trated.Forexample,thismaybethecasewithmulti-step electrolysis,asdescribedinU.S.Pat.No.6,764,584B2.The resulting,relativelyhighlyconcentratedacidicsolutioncan takesplaceatalowertemperaturethanthefirsttimethe thenbefurtherprocesedintoaprecursorfortheproduction processtep“b)”isperformed. oflithiumionbateries. [049]Ithasbendiscoveredthatthedesorptionproces theprocessteps“a)introductionofthebrine”and“b) adsorptioncolumn21asecondtimeatlowtemperatures, K,CaandMgionsadsorbedbytheadsorptionagentare issuficientlyefectiveevenatdecreasingtemperatures.Itis introductionoftheeluent”,thereisaninterimstep,namely thusbeneficialiftheacidicsolutionisconveyedintothe “introductionofwaterintotheadsorptionagent”,sothatNa, suchas40°C.or30°C.,orevenlower. [050]FIG.2showsthedesignofanadsorptioncolumn 21suitableforconductingtheproces. [051]Theinterioroftheadsorptioncolumn21contains theadsorptionagent.Itdoesnottakeuptheentireinterior oftheadsorptioncolumn21. [052] Theadsorptioncolumn21comprisesaninlet25 andanoutlet27.Thebrineissupliedviatheinlet25and expeledviatheoutlet27. [053] Theacidicsolutioncanbesupliedandexpeled viatheinlet25ortheoutlet27.However,itisalsoposible foranaditionalconection29tobeusedforthesuplyand expulsionoftheacidicsolution.Thisconection29can,as showninFIG.2,belocatedatthebottomoftheadsorption column21.Butitcanalsobelocatedatthetopofthe adsorptioncolumn21(notpictured.) [0054] Inshort:Theprocesdescribedbytheinvention canbeconductedifthedesorptionagentissupliedtothe adsorptioncolumn21fromthetoporthebotom. [0055] Therequiredpumpsandvalvesarenotpicturedin FIG.2. desorbedandtransportedfromtheadsorptioncolumnwith thedrainageofthewater. 9.Procesasperclaim1,characterizedinthatthe adsorptionagentcomprisesmanganeseoxidecontaining lithium,aswelasapolymerasabondingagent. 10.Procesasperclaim1,characterizedinthatthe adsorptionagentcompriseslithiumtitaniumoxide(LiTiO), and/orlithium-aluminumlayereddoublehydroxidechloride (LiAn.2xAl(OH)3.mH20,with“An”=chlorine(CI),bro mine(Br),oriodine(I),“m”isanumerator)andapolymer asabondingagent. 1.Procesasperclaim9,characterizedinthatthe bondingagentispolyvinylchloride. 12.Procesasperclaim1,characterizedinthatthebrine stemsfromapyrometalurgicrecyclingprocesoflithium ionaccumulators. 13.Procesasperclaim1,characterizedinthatthebrine stemsfromahydrometalurgicrecyclingprocesoflithium ionaccumulators. ** What is claimed is: 1.Procesforproducingalithiumconcentratefrombrine, containinglithiumions,comprisingthefolowingsteps: a)introductionofbrineintoanadsorptioncolumnatleast partialyfiledwithanadsorptionagentsothatlithium ionsareadsorbedbytheadsorptionagent; b)introductionofaneluentintotheadsorptionagentso thatthelithiumionsadsorbedbytheadsorptionagent aredesorbed, characterizedinthat,beforeintroductionintotheadsorp tionagent,theeluentisamixtureofwaterandacetic acidand/orwaterandsodiumperoxydisulfateand/or waterandammoniumperoxydisulfate. 2.Procesasperclaim1,characterizedinthatthe proportionofaceticacidintheeluentisbetween0.1%and 100% . 3.Procesasperclaim1,characterizedinthatthe proportionofammoniumperoxydisulfateintheeluentis between0.05% and65%. 4.Procesasperclaim1,characterizedinthatthe proportionofsodiumperoxydisulfateintheeluentis between0.05% and60%. 5.Procesasperclaim1,characterizedinthatitalsotakes placeatatemperaturebelow70°C. 6.Procesasperclaim1,characterizedinthattheproces step“b)introductionoftheeluent”isrepeatedoneormore times,andthatduringtherepetition(s)theacidicsolution containinglithiumionsfromthepreviousdesorptionstepis used. 7.Procesasperclaim6,characterizedinthatthe repetitionoftheprocesstep“b)introductionoftheeluent” 8.Procesasperclaim1,characterizedinthat,betwenPDF Image | Patent Process Lithium from Brine
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